Pawtucket looks to hire firm to give it some hype
Rocked by the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2020 and reeling from the possible departure of toymaking giant Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket leaders...
More eviction filings have these nonprofit legal services laboring
Lawyer Steven S. Flores and his staff at the Housing Law Center at Rhode Island Legal Services Inc. are busy these days, and many...
Five Questions With: Diana Franchitto
Diana Franchitto | CEO, HopeHealth | Chair, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation
1. What do you hope to accomplish as the new chair...
LaFortune named president of FirstWorks board of directors
NIRVA R. LAFORTUNE, executive director of City Year Providence and a former Providence city councilor, was recently named the new board president of the...
Will expanded Wavemaker keep teachers in R.I.?
When it was first launched in 2016, the Wavemaker Fellowship was designed to be an incentive to persuade new, highly trained college graduates working...
Five Questions With: Keith W. Stokes
Keith W. Stokes | Associate director, R.I. Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
1. What level of interest have you seen so far from...
Unionized physician residents: How might it change care?
When Dr. Ben Raymond-Kolker graduated from medical school, he had his sights set on a medical residency program at Rhode Island Hospital. But it...
Parking tax might be on horizon in Providence
If Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has his way, parking in private lots in the city could get a little more expensive as the...
Voucher program gives innovative R.I. companies a boost
Gregory Calderiso was trying to reduce the anxiety he was feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when he discovered mindful breathing.
Focusing on his...
Five Questions with William J. Fazioli
William J. Fazioli | CEO and executive director, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
1. In November, Rhode Island voters approved Question 4, $53 million in bonds...
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